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Originally Posted by Ray
JAD,
That is the Cross a 'celebrity' nation has to bear! 
Other nationalities may be boorish, but they do not gain infamy, because who cares for them? They are one of the many, while is US is the one and only. So, take heart.
One talks of something important with whole lot of emotions. One does not talk about the mundane and plebeian. |
Ray:
Those are heartening words, and I appreciate them.
Still, while the fact may be that the US is the greatest at this time in history, it would be good if our more smug domestic commentators toned it down a bit lest they spread the disease of smugness among the populace. If history is to be believed,
nations that rise to the top tend to rest on their laurals. Translation: glory in their achievement at the expense of maintaining their greatness.